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Tamil dictionary in Braille soon |
A dictionary of contemporary Tamil will shortly be available in Braille form.
The work, based on the 2008 Tamil-Tamil-English dictionary brought out by Chennai-based Crea-A, has been published by 25-... |
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20/Jul/2012 |
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Get ready to see things in dark |
Now, there is an exciting new activity in town. It scares you stiff even as it lights up the dark recesses of your mind. No, you don't come to see it. Rather you experience it. Dialogue in the Dark,... |
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20/Jul/2012 |
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This visually impaired is adept at manouvering gatka |
Once believed to be a male bastion, Gatka— a traditional form of Sikh martial art is also being practiced by the fairer sex now. Determined to learn this form of self-defence, many Punjabi girls are... |
Adventure and Sports |
20/Jul/2012 |
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Now, a mobile phone designed for senior citizens |
Teaching elderly people how to use a cellphone can be frustrating.
Businessman Jagdishbhai Patel experienced this first-hand when he was planning to buy a new mobile phone for his father, 62-year-old... |
Product and Technology |
20/Jul/2012 |
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Visually impaired boy steals show |
King c3,DK Chopra muttered as the five hour long contest entered the endgame. It may have seemed unusual to onlookers for the player to call out his move, but then his opponent was a visually... |
Adventure and Sports |
20/Jul/2012 |
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Blind shot putter hoists Tricolour |
Sixteen-year-old Sandeep Shalu, a shot putter and discus thrower, was the proud chief guest yesterday in a Republic Day function celebrated in Sham Nagar by NGO Baba Vishvkarma Dal. Shalu hoisted the... |
General |
20/Jul/2012 |
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Blind man drives car in the US |
A blind man in the US is said to have created history by driving a car around a race track in a test which could one day lead to all visually impaired people taking to the roads, a media report said... |
Product and Technology |
20/Jul/2012 |
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Drugs to treat age-related blindness |
Researchers at the University of Kentucky, US, compared eyes donated by deceased AMD patients with those of healthy individuals. The healthy were found to have three times higher levels of dicer, an... |
Medical |
20/Jul/2012 |
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Sivaji star opens spa with a difference |
Actor Shriya Saran’s newly opened spa in Lokhandwala, called Shree Spa, promises to rejuvenate the mind and body through improved blood circulation, memory and sleep. It also offers relief from... |
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20/Jul/2012 |
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Samsung 150+ netbooks available with Saksham for visually impaired at subsidised cost |
Samsung 150+ netbooks are available with Saksham at subsidised cost of Rs. 9200 for visually impaired. The market cost of the same netbook is around Rs. 15000 and this netbook is coming with atom... |
General |
20/Jul/2012 |
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